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Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is evolving before our eyes. How do you find the best way forward? How do you determine if MBSE is right for your company, implement a system that solves your key problems, and keep it running smoothly? Read on as Dr. Bruce Cameron, MIT faculty director, explains a few key concepts that can provide a useful foundation for your thinking moving forward.

Dr. Rhodes conducts research on innovative approaches and methods for architecting and design of complex systems and enterprises, including predictive indicators of performance, empirical studies of engineering systems thinking and practice, and designing for uncertain futures. Before joining MIT, she held senior management positions in systems engineering and enterprise practices at IBM Federal Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Lucent Technologies.

Dr. Bruce Cameron Faculty Director of the Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems online program, Director of the System Architecture Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bruce Cameron is the Director of the System Architecture Lab at MIT and a co-founder of Technology Strategy Partners (TSP), a boutique consulting firm. His research interests at MIT include technology strategy, system architecture, and the management of product platforms.

Dr. Cameron has directed research projects for BP, Sikorsky, Nokia, Caterpillar, NSTAR, AMGEN, Verizon, NASA, and ESA. Prior to MIT, Dr. Cameron worked as an engagement manager at a management consultancy and as a system engineer at MDA Space Systems, and has built hardware currently in orbit. Dr. Cameron received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and graduate degrees from MIT.

Dr. Crawley received an Sc.D. in Aerospace Structures from MIT in 1981. His early research interests centered on structural dynamics, aeroelasticity, and the development of actively controlled and intelligent structures. Recently, Dr. Crawley’s research has focused on the domain of the architecture and design of complex systems and products.

Dr. Crawley’s work spans a range from the development of underlying theory to the development of methods and tools. It extends as far as a consulting role on the design of actual systems. He has worked extensively with NASA on the design of space systems and with a major oil company on oil exploration system designs. Through his startups, he has worked on a number of products, from biosensors to internet ad placement software.

Dr. Crawley is a Fellow of the AIAA and the Royal Aeronautical Society (UK), and is a member of four national academies of engineering: the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science, the (UK) Royal Academy of Engineering, the US National Academy of Engineering, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is the author of numerous journal publications in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Journal of Systems Engineering, AIAA Journal, and Acta Astronautica.

Olivier de Weck was born in Switzerland and holds degrees in industrial engineering from ETH Zurich (1993) and aerospace systems engineering from MIT (2001). Before joining MIT, he was a liaison engineer and later engineering program manager on the F/A-18 aircraft program at McDonnell Douglas (1993-1997).

Prof. de Weck is a leader in systems engineering research. He focuses on how complex man-made systems such as aircraft, spacecraft, automobiles, printers, and critical infrastructures are designed and how they evolve over time. His main emphasis is on strategic properties that have the potential to maximize lifecycle value (a.k.a the "iIities”). He has authored three books and approximately 300 scientific papers and has won 12 best paper awards since 2004. He has been co-teaching a class on Multidisciplinary System Design Optimization at MIT since 2004 and is the faculty lead instructor for the core of MIT’s System Design and Management (SDM) program since 2014.

Warren Hoburg is the Boeing Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and member of the Center for Computational Engineering and of the Operations Research Center at MIT. His research areas include convex optimization, geometric and signomial programming, aircraft conceptual design, and composite manufacturing. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2013, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT in 2008.

From 2013-2014 he worked for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Development on optimization formulations and algorithms for choosing splice locations in composite laminates, for nesting of composite plys, and for laying out tensile test coupons. At MIT, Prof. Hoburg leads a research group focused on leveraging convex optimization for faster and more reliable engineering conceptual design. He also leads the development of GPkit, an open source software package for defining and manipulating geometric and signomial programming models. GPkit is in active use by MIT researchers and in industry.

Steven Eppinger is Professor of Management Science at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He also holds the General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Chair and has a joint appointment in MIT's Engineering Systems Division. He is currently the faculty co-director of the System Design and Management program with masters degree tracks in integrated product development and in complex system development.

Dr. Eppinger is one of the most highly recognized scholars in the area of product development and technical project management. His research is applied to improving complex design processes in order to accelerate industrial practices. He is a pioneer in development of the widely used Design Structure Matrix (DSM) method for managing complex system projects.

Prof. Eppinger received S.B., S.M., and Sc.D. degrees from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering before joining the MIT faculty in 1988.

Dov DoriProfessor, Technion and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dov Dori, Harry Lebensfeld Chair in Industrial Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, is Head of the Enterprise System Modeling Laboratory at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion, and is a frequent visiting professor at MIT's Systems Design and Management, where he advises graduate students and lectures on a regular basis. His research interests include model-based systems engineering, conceptual modeling of complex systems, systems architecture and design, software and systems engineering, and systems biology. Prof. Dori invented and developed Object-Process Methodology (OPM), the 2015 ISO 19450 standard.

Curt AlbertBCS Senior Systems Engineer, The Boeing Company

Curt has 31 years of aerospace experience, with the last 25 years at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He has had the opportunity to work on both military and commercial programs, spanning the product lifecycle from product development to detailed design, production, test, and certification through to product support. His last 16 years in BCA have been in Systems Engineering where is has supported a variety of new and derivative programs. Curt has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Lt. Col(s) Kate CantuCommander, 45th LCSS, US Air Force

Lt Col (s) Cantu works for the U.S. Air Force in the space acquisition career field. She is currently serving as the commander of the 45th Launch Support Squadron at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL. She has served on the Joint Staff as a budget and legislative analyst in J8, and has extensive acquisition experience in the Space Superiority Systems Directorate and in the Office of Space Launch at the National Reconnaissance Office. She has also served in a staff role as a Program Element Monitor at the National Reconnaissance Office, and in a launch operations assignment working the Missile Defense System at Vandenberg AFB. Lt Col (s) Cantu completed a B.A. in Chemistry at the University of Colorado, Boulder, M.B.A in Project Management at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and will soon receive her M.S. in Engineering and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jonathan P. Darr graduated from West Point with a B.S. in Systems Engineering. He was an U.S. Army Engineer Officer for 6.5 years, including time spent supporting peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Jonathan graduated from Missouri S&T with a M.S. in Engineering Management while on active duty. He joined The Boeing Company as a Systems Engineer, specializing in requirements and verification management. He assisted airplane brake and flight controls teams with design development and testing of the 787-8 before transitioning to systems engineering management in 2011. Jonathan has managed commercial airplane systems engineering teams responsible for requirements and verification management; development assurance; risk, issue, and opportunity management; production system automation; and integrated simulation management.

Currently a Senior Systems Engineer in Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Scott has extensive technical and leadership experience in systems engineering and embedded software process, product and tool development. His work has focused in requirements and interface development, analysis and management, risk management, and technical performance measurement on a variety of military, space and commercial programs throughout their development life-cycles. Scott has led the development of numerous innovative solutions to challenges in each of these areas and has published papers on functional behavior modeling and its application during development, requirements and verification in the concept development life-cycle phase, development assurance of requirements, and risk management and requirement development practices.

Dr. Greg Hyslop is the chief technology officer of The Boeing Company and senior vice president of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology. Hyslop oversees the development and implementation of the enterprise technology investment strategy, and his portfolio of responsibilities includes the companywide Boeing Engineering function; Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T), the company’s advanced central research and development organization; and Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E), the team that verifies and validates Boeing’s commercial and defense products.

In his role leading the Engineering function, which includes more than 50,000 engineers around the world, Hyslop partners with the Engineering leaders for Boeing business units to ensure One Boeing solutions that support programs across the enterprise. He also plays a key role in decisions that affect the technical integrity of Boeing products, services and processes.

Previously, Hyslop was the vice president and general manager of BR&T, leading a team of nearly 4,000 engineers, scientists, technicians and technologists who create and collaborate with R&D partners around the world to provide innovative system solutions and technologies to solve the aerospace industry’s toughest challenges.

Prior to his BR&T role, Hyslop served as vice president and general manager of Boeing Strategic Missile & Defense Systems (SM&DS) for four years. He led the SM&DS team to deliver integrated solutions for missile defense, strategic missile systems as well as several directed energy technologies and systems.

Hyslop is a member of the Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Nebraska, where he currently serves as a member of the university’s Engineering College Advisory Board. Hyslop also has a Doctor of Science degree in systems science and mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis, where he served as an adjunct professor.

Dr. Matthias Kreimeyer finished a double degree Master's program in the universities of Hannover, Munich, and Paris before graduating from Technical University Munich with a PhD in Engineering Design. Over the course of the next six years, he was responsible for the product architecture group at MAN Truck & Bus AG, one of Germany¹s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers. As part of this position, he was also responsible for planning and building the company¹s PLM environment, supporting the full engineering design process, from requirements management to drawing and release management. Since 2016, he has been the head of MAN¹s product strategy and product management group for the company's truck business.

Joe oversees the development of new recycling technologies at Apple to identify opportunities to recover materials from end-of- life products. His focus is on developing a systems approach to holistic management of end-of- life material and its integration into new or existing supply chains. Before joining Apple, Joe earned a Master's degree at MIT in the System Design & Management program with an emphasis on sustainability. Before MIT, Joe worked in the mining industry as a consultant developing new process technology for more efficient mineral processing and metal refining. Joe is a chemical engineer by training.

In her current role, Christi is responsible for defining and implementing Systems Engineering best practices, processes and tools to be used across Boeing programs. She has over 28 years of experience in the Aerospace Industry primarily in Program/Project Management and Systems Engineering.

Her experiences include Deputy Program Manager of Vigilare for Boeing Australia Limited where she was responsible for program execution. Gau Pagnanelli joined Vigilaire from various satellite and proprietary programs where her last position was the Director of Systems Engineering. Prior she held leadership positions responsible for systems integration and test laboratory, mission software, hardware/software integration, and program tools and processes.

Christi began her career at McDonnell Douglas Corporation working on the International Space Station program as a member of the technical staff where she worked on designing a number of integrated systems. She continued to hold a variety of leadership positions. Her last position on the ISS program was as Segment Integrated Product Team Leader. She held this position throughout the final design and assembly, integration, test, sell-off to the NASA customer and on-orbit mission support of the Starboard 1 and Port 1 truss segments.

Gau Pagnanelli received her Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University.

John PalmerTechnical Fellow, The Boeing Company

John has over 30 years’ experience in the design, analysis, verification, and operation of complex integrated hardware and software systems. As a Technical Fellow in Systems Engineering of The Boeing Company, John is sought for consulting and execution of critical engineering challenges across multiple business units. John's experience includes manned spacecraft, communication and remote sensing satellites, commercial aircraft flight controls and systems integration, and mobile satellite communication networks. He has worked at the level of detailed HW/SW integration in high integrity aviation electronics, through to the level of systems required for globally mobile mission critical communication services. In addition to solving development problems, John's purvue is to improve system engineering processes and tools, and plan for long range implications of nano- and other disruptive technology.

Curtis has 15 years of systems engineering experience with Boeing working on satellites, spacecraft, and manned space vehicles. Prior to that, he taught courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in spacecraft design and worked as a mission analyst for Microcosm Inc. Curtis has a Master's in Systems Engineering from Steven’s Institute, a Master's in Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University, and a Master's in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Roy J. Primus is Senior Principal Engineer in the Combustion Systems Organization at the GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna, NY. He has almost 40 years of experience with reciprocating engine technology with particular emphasis on combustion systems, air handling systems, and thermodynamic system performance and emissions control. Prior to joining GE, he was the Executive Director of the Cummins Technical System for Cummins, Inc., where he had worked for 25 years. He holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Mr. Primus holds 28 patents on reciprocating engine technology and has over 25 technical publications. He is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers, an Assistant Adjunct Professor for the University of Wisconsin Master of Engineering in Engine Systems (MEES) distance learning program, and an instructor for the SAE technical seminar series.

Sheila Sharp is the senior leader for Boeing Space Launch System (SLS) Engineering, Integration, and Test team, responsible for the requirements, verification and design certification of the SLS Core Stage system. Since graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from The University of Alabama in 1996, Sharp acquired broad technical expertise in through product development, including engineering, program management, system integration, product design, test, analysis, manufacturing and operations. She began in 1991 as a trainee in manufacturing and process engineering with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She began with Boeing in 1996 as an engineering leader on the International Space Station project in fluid system design, assembly and installation. Sharp became a satellite engineering leader with Boeing in 2001, leading work on Spacecraft Propulsion System and Composite Structures. In 2005, Sharp became systems engineering manager for Missile Defense Systems. In 2009 she began working on heavy-lift rockets, and eventually managed Core Stage Design and Integration IPT for the SLS predecessor rocket, guiding physical design and integration of core stage.

Stacie Sire2nd Century Engineering Strategy Director, The Boeing Company

Stacie Sire is now a director in Engineering Integration leading the 2nd Century Engineering Strategy organization and previously Airplane Configuration & Systems Engineering organization. She is also the skill occupational leader for systems engineering and engineering multi-skill, which consists of close to 2,000 enrolled employees. She started Boeing as a structural engineer. Throughout her career she has led teams in structural engineering, flight sciences and integration. She received a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Structural Engineering from Georgia Tech. She later received a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from University of Washington. Stacie lives in Snohomish, Washington with her husband and her two step daughters.

J. Robert WirthlinSenior Strategist for Vehicle Systems Engineering, General Motors

J. Robert Wirthlin, PhD, is the Senior Strategist for Vehicle Systems Engineering at General Motors, developing application and strategy for the GM Systems Engineering team tied both to industry and active GM projects. He holds a BS in Engineering Sciences from the United States Air Force Academy and a MS in Engineering and Management and PhD in Engineering Systems from MIT. Prior to GM, Dr. Wirthlin had a 21-year career as an officer in the United States Air Force. His assignments spanned various systems engineering and program management activities in Flight Simulation, Space Control, and Battle Management. He holds certifications in Program Management and in Systems Planning Research Development Engineering (SPRDE). Professionally, he is a senior member of AIAA, a member of INCOSE, and the Design Society. He is a Certified Systems Engineering Professional. He has two journal articles, over 30 conference papers, and numerous other publications to his credit.

R. John HansmanProfessor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

R. John Hansman is the T. Wilson Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics at MIT, where he is the Director of the MIT International Center for Air Transportation. He conducts research on the application of information technology in operational aerospace systems. Dr. Hansman holds 6 patents and has authored over 250 technical publications. He has over 5800 hours of pilot in-command time in airplanes, helicopters and sailplanes including meteorological, production and engineering flight test experience. Professor Hansman chairs the US Federal Aviation Administration Research Engineering & Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) as well as other national and international advisory committees. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), is a Fellow of the AIAA and has received numerous awards including the AIAA Dryden Lectureship in Aeronautics Research, the ATCA Kriske Air Traffic Award, a Laurel from Aviation Week & Space Technology, and the FAA Excellence in Aviation Award.

Anna ThorntonDirector of Engineering and Quality, Dragon Innovation

Dr. Thornton gained her B.S.E. in mechanical engineering from Princeton University and her Ph.D. from Cambridge University. She is currently the Director of Engineering and Quality at Dragon innovation when she helps new hardware startups to take a prototype design through to full production and implement world class quality systems. Prior to joining Dragon, she was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and a senior partner at Analytics Operations Engineering. During her time at MIT, her research focused on quality systems, product development, and manufacturing systems. At Analytics, she worked with a wide variety of companies to help them implement, streamline, and improve their quality and product- development initiatives. Dr. Thornton is the author of a book, many articles, and blogs on a variety of quality, manufacturing, and product development-related topics.

David AllsopDeputy Capability Leader Enterprise Simulation and Systems Integration, Test and Evaluation Center, The Boeing Company

David is currently the deputy capability leader for Enterprise Simulation and Systems Integration within Boeing’s Test and Evaluation organization. Prior to this, David held a number of leadership positions across various military programs within the systems and software engineering functions. Within BT&E, he is helping shift the product validation paradigm (shift left) with a focus on modeling and simulation, and actively supports cross-domain integration to validate and verify systems early. David also manages the Boeing Modeling and Simulation Community of Excellence, which is an enterprise-wide core capability to establish and promote modeling and simulation. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Saint Louis University and an MBA from Washington University in Saint Louis.

Terri is a Systems Engineer in the Airplane Systems Modeling and Simulation Team in Product Development, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. She has 21 years of overall experience in the aerospace industry, beginning with hardware testing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Cassini: Mission to Saturn program. Her next role was as a future network architect at Lockheed Martin as an integrator of the Air Force Satellite Control Network. Since joining Boeing 18 years ago, Terri has had the opportunity to work across the product lifecycle on military programs on architecture, interface design, integration, and ground test through flight of launch vehicles. She has also consulted Boeing leadership as a competitive intelligence analyst prior to joining BCA 3 years ago. Terri has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Systems Architecture and Engineering, and a Master of Business Administration – all from the University of Southern California.

Carolyn FuSenior Member of Technical Staff, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore

Carolyn is a mechanical engineer by training (BSE University of Pennsylvania, MSE Stanford University), and is currently pursuing her Master's in System Design and Management at MIT. In DSO, she developed models of Critical Infrastructure interdependency, to enable stakeholders across the Singapore government to manage crisis scenarios. Her Master's research involves improving the design of collaboration platforms, at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence.

Burak GozlukluGraduate Student in the System Design and Management Program and Research Assistant at System Dynamics Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Burak is a mechanical engineer in training with a minor in materials science from his hometown Ankara, Turkey. He has 9 years of experience in the aerospace industry, where he was a part of the engineering team in the B787, A400M and A350 projects at Turkish Aerospace Industries. Most of his career, he acted as the Structural Analysis Engineering Leader of Airbus A350 ailerons. In parallel to his full-time job, Burak was able to pursue a Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering at METU. Burak received the Thesis of the Year Award, Best Paper Award in Applied Mathematics, Outstanding Contribution Award and nomination to prestigious international awards. Burak has 15 academic publications including papers at prestigious journals and holding patents on crashworthiness, scalable drone systems, and composite structures. Burak recently interned at Tesla at Palo Alto, CA as Program Manager as a part of his new pursue towards product development and systems engineering. Today, Burak is a Research Assistant in MIT System Dynamics group, where he develops a game model to be employed in executive education at MIT Sloan. He also leads Systems Thinking Sloan Club that he founded in 2016.

David Haines has been employed as an engineer for 50 years, over 40 years’ systems engineering and integration spanning all phases of the product life cycle. He has been developing and employing MBSE solutions since coming to Boeing in 1989. David has been the Integration, Verification and Validation subject matter expert for Boeing Defense, Space and Security since 2007. He is currently the IV&V Boeing Designated Expert and principal author for the IV&V process governance documents and training. He is also the IV&V SME for the Integrated Product Architectures MBSE team to extend MBSE into the realization phases of product development. System I&T and V&V experience includes launch vehicles, upper stages, spacecraft, Shuttle launch base and satellite to launch vehicle and ground systems integration. David has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Massachusetts.

Craig HillmanCEO, DfR Solutions

Dr. Craig Hillman is the Chief Executive Officer of DfR Solutions.DfR Solutions provides engineering services and tools that allow the electronic supply chain to meet customer expectations in regards to quality, reliability, and safety. Over the past seven years, Dr. Hillman has put together an a comprehensive group of subject matter experts in a number of different fields, including semiconductors, electronic design and fabrication, and systems engineering, and has overseen the release of the first Automated Design Analysis software to the EDA/CAE marketplace. DfR Solutions is now the largest organization of its kind in the world and has offices across North America and Europe. Dr. Hillman’s specific expertise is in the development and incorporation of best-in- class product development processes that optimize existing resources and result in strong customer satisfaction. Dr. Hillman holds two patents, has over 100 publications, is a guest columnist for Global SMT & Packaging, has been a course instructor at IPC, SMTA, IMAPS and IEEE conferences, was identified by the US DoD as a subject matter expert in Pb-free technology, and has presented on a wide variety of quality and reliability issues to over 500 companies and organizations. He holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering and Public Policy and a PhD from University of California – Santa Barbara in Materials Science and received a research fellowship at Cambridge University in England.

Sham MusthaphaSystems Engineering Manager, Boeing Defence UK

Sham joined Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) as a Systems Engineering Manager in October 2011. Between 2014 and 2015 she was also the acting Chief Engineer for Training Programmes. Her job covers several engineering aspects across BDUK including technical support to programmes and business development, reachacross to Boeing US and Australia in order to promote the tailored use of best practices, processes and Boeing initiatives and working with academia. She also is responsible for rolling out a number of Engineering courses across BDUK.

After graduating with a degree in Engineering from Cambridge University, Sham worked for the UK Ministry of Defence on radar signature control techniques and later as a Systems Engineer on weapon systems for naval and land targets. Sham’s next role was with Thales as a Systems Engineer on Unmanned Air Systems. Sham’s most recent post prior to joining Boeing was as an Engineering Design Authority at Ultra Electronics. This involved leading a team of engineers from a variety of different areas and discliplines in order to deliver technical work for both programmes and business development activities. Areas that she covered included datalinks, counter-mine, geospatial intelligence and fire control systems.

Dr. Tina P. SrivastavaMember of the Strategic Engineering Research Group

Dr. Tina P. Srivastava is Chief Architect at Gigavation, providing cybersecurity for the Internet of Things. Dr. Srivastava serves on the Board of Directors of INCOSE, the International Council on Systems Engineering. She is in the MIT Strategic Engineering Research Group, Foundations of System Design and Management graduate curriculum development Core Team, and is a lecturer on complex systems and technology roadmapping. Dr. Srivastava has held senior engineering leadership and technical management roles across the aerospace, national security, and commercial sectors, most recently as Chief Engineer of a $40M advanced weapons program. As an “MIT Lifer,” Dr. Srivastava earned her Ph.D. at MIT in Strategy, Innovation, and Engineering from the departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Engineering Systems, and the Sloan School of Management, S.M. from MIT in System Design and Management from the School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management, and S.B. from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering.

Hedley has graduate and post graduate qualifications in engineering, computing & strategic marketing, backed up with 20 years of senior product management experience in the modeling tools domain. Hedley is an author and visionary on methodologies, modeling and reuse. He is also a member of the OMG Board of Director and has been actively involved in defining industry standards such as UML, SysML and ReqIF. He was involved in writing Component Based Development for Enterprise Systems (1998 Cambridge University Press). Hedley also co-authored Component Based Software Engineering; Putting the Pieces Together (1999, Addison-Wesley) and Service- and Component-based Development; Using the Select Perspective and UML (2002, Addison Wesley.)

Barclay BrownGlobal Solution Executive

Dr. Barclay Brown is the Global Solution Executive for the Aerospace and Defense industry for IBM Watson IoT Continuous Engineering Solutions. A former chief engineer for IBM Global Business Services, he was the lead systems engineer for some of IBM’s largest development projects. He is co-author of the book Model Driven Systems Engineering with Rational Tools. Dr. Brown received his Bachelor¹s degree in Electrical Engineering with Master’s degrees in Psychology and Business and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He is a certified Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP), the former INCOSE Director for the Americas and an Adjunct Teaching Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Tom Wheeler is a department head for emerging technologies at the MITRE Corporation. He has focused on model-based engineering, typically within the context of real- time distributed systems. Current research interests include the synergy between Model- Based Engineering, System of Systems Engineering, and Systems Analysis. In addition to being a department head at MITRE, Tom has also served as a deputy chief engineer for the U.S. Air Force’s 851 Electronic Systems Group, which oversaw development of airborne command and control and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets. Specific systems Tom has worked on include Joint STARS, E-10A, Army Crusader, Canadian Patrol Frigate, Patriot, and others. Tom received a Master of Science degree in Physics from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Clarkson University.

Rick has over 34 years of aerospace experience. He has had the opportunity to work on both commercial and military programs, spanning the product lifecycle from research and development to detail design, production, test and verification. He holds a patent for joining titanium structure using diffusion bonding. For the past few years he has been working on developing architecture models and strategies for how to capture and manage architecture data of large systems using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach. He is also working on integrating the architecture model data into the total life cycle of a program to improve efficiency and reduce cycle time. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a Masters in Engineering Management from Washington State University.

John HerroldSenior Systems Engineer, Boeing Defense and Security, Functional Integration, The Boeing Company

John is currently the System Architect for the Boeing enterprise Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tool suite development and implementation. This on-going effort provides a service ready model based systems engineering solution (process, tool and training) for systems and design engineers. John has been a Boeing employee for 36 years and has worked mostly in the engineering analysis domain, supporting many of the Boeing Commercial and Military Airplane products. John is a designated Boeing Technical Lead Engineer and a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). John has a BSEE from the University of Washington.

Dr. Tina P. Srivastava is Chief Architect at Gigavation, providing cybersecurity for the Internet of Things. Dr. Srivastava serves on the Board of Directors of INCOSE, the International Council on Systems Engineering. She is in the MIT Strategic Engineering Research Group, Foundations of System Design and Management graduate curriculum development Core Team, and is a lecturer on complex systems and technology roadmapping. Dr. Srivastava has held senior engineering leadership and technical management roles across the aerospace, national security, and commercial sectors, most recently as Chief Engineer of a $40M advanced weapons program. As an “MIT Lifer,” Dr. Srivastava earned her Ph.D. at MIT in Strategy, Innovation, and Engineering from the departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Engineering Systems, and the Sloan School of Management, S.M. from MIT in System Design and Management from the School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management, and S.B. from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering.

Rick Kewley is Executive Director of Vehicle and Propulsion Systems Engineering. His organization leads systems executions in the areas of Chassis, Propulsion and Occupant Protection guiding implementation across GM’s vehicle portfolio. The team establishes systems methodology prioritized on safety focusing on requirements definition and failure mode analysis. The systems organization is integrated into GM’s global vehicle development process and critical to high quality, safe vehicle executions. He chairs GM’s Systems Engineering Leadership Council.

Rick began his professional career serving as an officer in the U.S. Army. His passion for the automotive business led him to a career at GM with various engineering responsibilities ranging from interior component design to powertrain and chassis integration to vehicle integration. Rick built a comprehensive vehicle development background with experience across GM’s portfolio of vehicles and carries GM’s highest level of driver certification for performance/track driving. As an engineering director, he has gained the first-hand perspective into GM’s global vehicle development activities.

Kewley graduated with a BSME – Automotive Systems from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1989. He and his wife, Melissa, have four children.

Brian is currently a Systems Engineering (SE) leader responsible for developing and deploying SE processes, tools, training and best practices on Boeing defense, space and security programs. Brian has system design and development experience with satellites, command and control (C2) systems, rotorcraft, missile defense, and rocket programs; in addition, he has worked directly with government and commercial customers to demonstrate the readiness of products to be placed in service. In recent years, Brian has worked closely the Boeing’s commercial aviation division to help identify and deploy enterprise-level SE best practices to programs with a focus on product development affordability.

A 17 year GM automotive professional, Joe Fedullo leads requirements definition and failure mode analysis across GM’s portfolio. He previously lead the Pre Integration Vehicle Development & Road to Lab to Math groups responsible for advanced integration technologies, certifying FMVSS 126 compliance via Hardware in the Loop, establishing metrics to enable chassis tuning in simulation eliminating a prototype build phase. His knowledge of analysis and testing lead to a special assignment as leader of a team identifying and resolving ignition recalls & testimony on GM’s behalf in Federal court.

Fedullo spent the majority of his GM career in chassis design and development responsible for suspension layout, design, and dynamic analysis of multiple vehicles. He has published SAE papers, holds patents, and earned GM’s highest technical honor (Boss Kettering award) as co-inventor the HiPer Strut suspension.

Fedullo earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Cooper Union (1998), and a Master’s degree in Automotive Engineering from the University of Michigan. Fedullo has a lifelong passion for cars and owns several classics which he enjoys driving, repairing, and restoring.

Taki is currently the lead affordability engineer for Competitiveness & Integration within the core engineering organization. She is a recognized expert in Affordability providing guidance and support to programs and program start-ups for Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Prior to this, Taki held a number of leadership positions supporting the overall Boeing Affordability strategy while also providing an integrated Affordability approach to various programs across the Boeing Enterprise (Boeing Commercial Airplane, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Engineering, Test & Technology). She is key to implementing affordability by providing guidance/support, processes, tools and resources appropriately to the different life cycle phases of programs. Mathematical modeling is used to provide effectiveness and affordability analyses in support of trade studies by evaluating design parameters to meet targets and ensuring an affordable product to our customer.

Timothy W. SimpsonProfessor of Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Pennsylvania State University

Tim Simpson is the Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design & Manufacturing in the departments of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering and Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University. He has affiliate appointments in Architecture, Engineering Design, and Information Sciences & Technology. His research and teaching interests include multidisciplinary design optimization and trade space exploration, product family and product platform design, and additive manufacturing and 3D printing. He has authored over 300 technical publications and edited 2 textbooks in these areas. He has received over $25M in funding to support his research from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) among others, and he has collaborated on trade space exploration and data visualization projects with a variety of companies, including Boeing, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, and United Technologies Corporation.

He is a Fellow of ASME and an Associate Fellow in AIAA, and he is the recipient of the 2014 ASME Ben C. Sparks Award and the 2011 ASEE Fred Merryfield Design Award. He serves on ASME’s Design Engineering Division Executive Committee and ASME’s Design, Manufacturing, and Materials Segment Leadership Team. He is on the Editorial Boards for Research in Engineering Design and the Journal of Engineering Design. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.